Selected by the New York Rangers 28th overall in the 1985 draft out of the University of Wisconsin. NHL record: 301-258 2.89 GAA. Jersey retired by the Rangers in 2004.
His jersey number 35 was retired by the New York Rangers on February 4, 2004 at Madison Square Garden.
In 2003, he became the first goaltender in New York Rangers history to record over 300 regular-season wins.
Children: Thomas (born 2000), James (born 2002).
Resides with his family in Guilford, Connecticut. (2009)